Albert

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Albert is a small town in northern France best known for its role on the Western Front during the First World War, particularly in the Battle of the Somme.

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Albert canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeStatus commune ⓘ
battle Battle of the Somme ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country France ⓘ
departmentCode 80 ⓘ
distanceToAmiens about 30 kilometres northeast ⓘ
eventDuringWorldWarI heavily damaged in World War I ⓘ
front Western Front ⓘ
governingCountry French Republic ⓘ
hasEconomySector tourism related to World War I remembrance ⓘ
hasMemorial memorials to World War I soldiers ⓘ
hasMuseum Somme 1916 Museum ⓘ
hasReligiousBuilding Basilica of Notre-Dame de Brebières ⓘ
hasTwinTown Bachant ⓘ
Nivelles ⓘ
Ulverston ⓘ
hasWarCemetery Commonwealth War Graves in and around Albert ⓘ
historicalRegion Picardy ⓘ
INSEECODE 80016 ⓘ
knownFor Battle of the Somme ⓘ
role on the Western Front during the First World War ⓘ
language French ⓘ
locatedIn Hauts-de-France ⓘ
Somme department ⓘ
linked to: Somme (department)

northern France ⓘ
locatedNear Amiens ⓘ
locatedOn Ancre River ⓘ
militarySignificance staging area and support town for Allied forces on the Somme ⓘ
nearBattlefield Somme battlefields ⓘ
notablePeriod 1914–1918 ⓘ
partOf arrondissement of Péronne ⓘ
canton of Albert ⓘ
postalCode 80300 ⓘ
railwayConnection Amiens–Arras railway line ⓘ
reconstruction rebuilt after World War I ⓘ
regionCapitalOf none ⓘ
roadConnection D929 road ⓘ
D938 road ⓘ
subprefectureStatus no ⓘ
symbol golden Virgin statue on the basilica ⓘ
timeZone Central European Time ⓘ
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time ⓘ
transport Albert railway station ⓘ

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